Glove



Dec. 11, 1934.

I. STE INBERGER GLOVE Filed Sept. 26, 1955 iwuz e112 er BY IL? 9 I /ATTORNEY Z WITNESSES patented Dec. 11, I934 f c UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GLOVE Irwin Steinberger, New York, N. Y., assignor to Steinberger Bros. Glove Corporation, New York, N. Y., a corporation of California Application September 26, 1933, Serial No. 691,045

3 Claims. (Cl. 2-165) This invention relates to gloves and has for nect all the sections 5, 5', 8 and 9 together. an object to provide an improved construction It will be understood that this scam 4 is on the wherein not only an extra strong glove is preoutside of the glove and the glove is not turned sented, but one that has a pleasing outline. after the seam has been made. After the seam 5 Another object of the invention is to provide, 4 has been added, as shown in the lower left 5 a glove with a binding formation along each hand corner of Fig. 3, the binding 5 is turned seam which strengthens and at the same time over as shown at the lower left hand corner ornaments the seam. in Fig. 3, and a line of stitching 10 is applied.

A further object, more specifically, is to pro- For the purpose of description this line of 10 vide in a glove a binding and a seam structure stitching is known as the aris stitching and 10 which. covers and protects the usual over seam extends through sections 8 and 9 and through while providing a wearing surface and a reinthe binding 5 near the free edge 11. This line forcing seam adjacent the over seam. of stitching is drawn in rather tightly so that In the accompanying dravn'ngthe edge 11 is sunk into the structure and there- 15 Figure 1 is a plan view of a glovedisclosing an by leaves a round formation presenting the deembodiment of the invention; sired form of binding and reinforcing struc- Figure 2 is a fragmentary portion of one of ture. The binding protects the over seam 4 the fingers of the glove shown in Figure 1; the and thereby provides a greater wearing action. same being on a large scale, with part of the This structure also permits the glove to be trimming of the protecting strip disengaged and properly manufactured wi the nec si y of 20 moved to one side for illustrating the position turning- It w b Observed that the di 5 of the parts; is sewn rather loosely as shown at the lower Figure 3 is a sectional view through Figure 1 left hand corner of Fig. 3 but this is for the approximately on the line 33, the same being purpose of illustration only, as in the actual on an appreciably enlarged scale. manufacture of the glove the covering or bind- 25 Referring to the accompanying drawing by i member 5 is drawn w as tightly as numerals, 1 indicates the glove body having the possible before the ar Seam 10 s app dusual thumb 2 and the usual fingers 3, as far as It will also be noted that the edge 11 exposes the general arrangement is concerned. Heretoa V Small a t o he in rior Surface fore in making gloves of this kind over seams of the leather a t his is usually of a 30 were used at the various parts of the glove, and different color from the outer surface. Thus sometimes other formations of seams, In the there is presented an almost hairline of color present invention, however, instead of forming adja the Seam Which adds o the pleasing an over seam and then turning the finge r appearance of the completed glove without the other parts of the glove, there is provided an necessity of ad y Special trimming there- 35 over seam 4 at the various places where seams are necessary and then on top of this seam there I C is provided a binding or covering member 5 A ove comprising a body mergi into which protects this seam, strengthens the parts fingers d a b, each 0f Said fi s and along the seams and also presents a pleasing the thumb being prov With an v r S 40 appearance. for connecting adjacent parts near their outer The seam structure is shown more specifi d s, a binding member h v n d p rcally in Figures 2 and 3. It will be noted from n securedin p a by said v seam, aid Figure 3 that the fourchettes 6 and 7 are arbinding member beingfitted v the Over Seam ranged with the sections 8 and 9 near their adand adjacent part of the gleve, a d n a 45 jacent edges positioned to fit flatwise against seam extending through the other edge poreach other so as to receive the over seam 4. tion of the binding member and through adja- The same structure is true of the other edges cent parts of the glove ecu e SeC IId of the remaining fourchettes. As illustrated in edge of the binding member in place.

the upper right hand corner of Figure 2 there 2. In a glove of the character described, a 50 is provided a binding or covering strip 5 with seam for connecting adjacent parts together, a a portion 5' fitting against the section 8. covering member straddling said adjacent parts When the parts are substantially in this position with said seam extending through said adjacent the over seam 4 is applied, as shown at the botparts and one edge portion only of the covertom right hand corner in Fig. 3. This will coning member, and a second seam extending 55 through said adjacent parts and the other edge portion only of said covering member for clamping the covering member in position, whereby most of it straddles the first mentioned seam and straddles adjacent parts of the glove held together by the first mentioned seam.

3. In a glove of the characterdescribed, means for connecting adjacent edges of certain parts of the glove together, said means including a binding strip, an over seam extending through part of the binding strip and through adjacent edges of the glove, said over seam binding the three parts firmly together with the bound part arranged exteriorly of the glove, and a second seam extending through the opposite edge of said binding member and through said adjacent edges of the glove for securing said second edge in place whereby the binding member is maintained in a straddling position over adjacent edges of the glove and most of the over seam for strengthening the glove and protecting the over seam.

IRVIIN STEINBERGER. 

